Vinyl pressings
by Harold Budd · 1978
The Pavilion Of Dreams was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1978, the album's first year. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
OBS 10 A//1 E 11 2Runout, stamped, A, Variant 1
OBS 10 B//1 11 2Runout, stamped, B, Variant 1
OBS 10 A//1 E 11 4Runout, stamped, A, Variant 2
OBS 10 B//1 11 3Runout, stamped, B, Variant 2
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | UK | Obscure OBS 10First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | Editions EG EGED 30 / Polydor 2335 254LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | UK | Editions EG EGED 30 / Polydor 2335 254LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Editions EG EGS 301LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Japan | Editions EG 25MM 0154 / Polydor 25MM 0154LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | UK | Editions EG EGED 30 / Virgin EGED 30LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | Editions EG EGED 30 / Virgin EGED 30LP, Single Sided, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Superior Viaduct SV162LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2022 | US | Superior Viaduct SV162LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2023 | Italy | Dialogo DIALP 935LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of The Pavilion Of Dreams are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1978 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK. One of them is Obscure OBS 10.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OBS 10) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, OBS 10 A//1 E 11 2 and OBS 10 B//1 11 2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
